New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-23
AyEPIDEMIC or SMiLLPOX POSSIBLE.

SIX PREsu CASES YESTERDAY -sESkEAL CENTRES
OF CoNTAGIoS.
Additional cause to expect an epidemic of smallpox
in the city was furnished yesterday by reports Of sI
fresh cases Of the disease four Of which formed new
centres Of contagion. Several OF the old cases have
been traced to Edward Henderson. laborer. age
twenty seven. who died at No. l20 West Fiftieth-st
on January g. physician who attended Henderson
gave a certiHcats that death had been caused BY
measles but he had suspicious that his diagnosis
wrong and he asked Dr. j. b. Taylor, Of the Sanitary
Bureau, TO mako investigation An inspector
Hendersons body after It had been packed in ice and
he was not able 10 decide that death had not been
caused by measles, but he took tho prccaution to
order private funeral and had tho rooms occupied by
the Henderson family fumgated. Ienderson's body
was buried on January D. His wife, Mary, nferward
moved with her littlo daughter, Agnes, TO No. 100
Seventh-ave. Both were attacked there with smallpox
on January ~ Their inoss confirmed tho suspicion
that Henderson had died from smallpox. Mother and
daughter were removed 10 North Brother Isand,
where the child died and Mrs. Henderson recovered.
On the same day which Mrs. Henderson and her
daughter were attacked with the disease, Henry
Meyer five years old, who previously had been taken
by his mother 10 visit friends in Brooklyn was found
suffering from smallpox at No. 3277 Third
The Sanitary officers thought the
not sure At the same time two Spanish sail
ors who had come 10 the city on u steamship Of
the Atlas Line were prostrned with smallpox In the
lodging house No. 1l3 Cherryst. Thus the Sanitary
officials found three widely separated centres of the
disease, at ench of which there had been dangerous
exposure. fourth nest Of contagion discovered
on January IL at No. "a Orchard-st. A baby named
Vnderburg had died there without medical attendance
and Coroner Eidman found the childs body covered
with n suspicious eruption. He sent word TO DR. Tay-
lor and autopsy showed that the child had died
from smallpox. On January Is n girl named Chad
wick. who was q relative of Edward Henderson and
had yi-ted him during his fatal illness in West Fiji
tcth- st was attacked with the disease Mt No 1870
Second-ayo. young man named Mcguire was pros
on the same day. OF the seven cases of the disease
reported Friday the patients found nj Nos l2S
West Fiftieth-st and 1853 Sevcnthave doubles, were
| infected by the Henderson family.
Frederick Schoencrt. who away from li, home
at No. 741 Ninth-aye. on Friday, after he was in
formed that he had smallpox, wishing 10 escape being
sent TO North Brother Island had not been found yes
tcrday His wife not arrested, because she snil
she had tried TO persuade him TO stay when he left
home he had only 81 ID in his pocket and no said be
going 10 ewJersey TO stay until lac got we'll His
wife thought he had gone TO place in the coun-
try back Of Jersey City" Dr. Taylor learned on Fri
dry evening that another smallpox patient was miss
ing. John Murphy. age four found suffering from
the disease early in the day at No lO7 East Eighty
ninthst and An inspector arranged to have tho boy
and his mother go To the smallpox hospital together
When ambulance taken to the house In the
afternoon by member Of the Disnfccting Corps who
also prepared 10 fumgate the rooms Il was a.ccr
tanned that Mrs. Murphy had dressed herself and the
child In their best clothes and that she had carried the
| boy away. nobody knew where. Search was being
made for them yesterday. The sufferers from
smallpox were found Yesterday at Nos; 12e and l2s
enth ave-, Pa West Ono hundred and twenty fourth
st. and at Third ave and Eighty seventh ST. An were
removed to North Brother Island.
There dfnnution in tho measles epidemic last
week according TO the returns at the Sanitary Buretu
DIR. Taylor furnished this record of contagious dis
eases for two weeks: